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common
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
- Habitat
- Heathland, sandy grassland and open trails across Europe and Asia
- Body length
- 14 mm
- Order
- Coleoptera · Cicindelidae
Weird but real
It sprints so fast it outruns its own eyesight, going briefly blind and stopping to relocate prey mid-chase.
Why it's cool
A jewel-green heath assassin that runs 60cm a second on stilt legs — pure predatory swagger in a bug you can hold.
